| Beginning in the 1920s, Florida was a
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| | However, Florida remains the dream locale
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| magnet for people looking for an ideal
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| | for many, many people heading towards
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| place to call home. For example, senior
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| | retirement and for men and women who want
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| citizens and retired persons started to
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| | to spend winter in a relaxing
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| move to Florida in ever increasing
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| | environment. Additionally, a most
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| numbers. The number of retired men and
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| | concerted effort is being made to
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| women that flocked to Florida became a
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| | stabilize and enhance the Florida real
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| proverbial flood after World War II.
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| | estate market.
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| Beyond senior citizens, there are over a
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| | First of all, there are a number of
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| million so-called Snow Birds that spend
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| | important efforts being made to lessen
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| part of the year in the Sunshine State.
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| | the property tax burden on people who
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| These people spend the summer months in
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| | purchase residences in the State. Indeed,
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| other locales.
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| | there are some constitutional amendments
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| Over the course of the past ten years,
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| | that have been proposed and that are
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| Florida has started to experience some
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| | likely to be enacted that should provide
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| head on competition in regard to the
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| | significant property tax relief to
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| recruitment of retired individuals and
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| | residents.
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| Snow Birds alike. A number of other
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| | In addition, more generalized efforts are
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| states have developed intense programs to
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| | being made to stabilize and improve the
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| draw retired men and women to their
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| | Florida real estate market more broadly.
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| states as permanent residents and have
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| | As with other states across the country,
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| striven to attract Snow Birds in their
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| | the Florida real estate market has taken
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| own right.
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| | some hits in recent years.
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| For example, Arizona has been on the
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| | Finally, a great deal of effort is being
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| forefront of developing a concerted
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| | spent on developing a system to improve
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| campaign to attract both retired persons
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| | the availability of more affordable
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| and Snow Birds into its borders over the
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| | housing. Due to the high dollar damages
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| course of the past decade. Indeed, the
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| | caused by natural disasters in Florida
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| Phoenix-Scottsdale metro-plex is the
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| | (and in some other Gulf States) the cost
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| fastest growing community in all of the
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| | of homeowners insurance actually has made
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| United States.
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| | homeownership an impossibility for some
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| In addition, many other Southern states
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| | men and women today.
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| have become residential destinations for
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| | In the end, experts who understand the
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| an increasing number of retirees and Snow
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| | Florida real estate market tend to agree
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| Birds alike. For example, a growing
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| | that improvement will be seen in the
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| number of men and women who might
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| | market in 2008 and beyond. Because direct
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| otherwise have landed in Florida are
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| | action is being taken to enhance the
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| settling instead in the Carolinas,
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| | state of the Florida real estate market,
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| Georgia and Tennessee. There are other
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| | most predict that the Sunshine State will
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| retiree residential destinations such as
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| | remain a residential goal for many
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| Branson, Missouri, that have enjoyed
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| | people.
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| tremendous growth.
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